Could a Maple Leafs team embarking on a reset after another disappointing postseason bring some unexpected help to the Islanders?
Since it is the time of year for such exercises, and since the Maple Leafs are the topic du jour around the NHL, let’s do some wondering aloud about whether the Islanders can take advantage of the situation in Toronto.
As constructed, the Islanders are more or less set in three places: center, left-side defense and in their bottom six. If the opportunity for a major upgrade were to present itself, then that of course would be a different calculus, but none of these players really represent that. They’d need to clear significant cap room to fit Matthews, even under his current $11.6 million hit, and already have depth at center. And that’s without getting into the mechanics of what a trade for Matthews, a perennial Hart Trophy candidate, would actually look like.
Nylander, whose cap hit is $6.9 million next season, might be doable on that end, but Marner, at $10.9 million, would require some gymnastics. It would be surprising to see Dubas take a job where he had to play second fiddle in that department, especially given the reports indicating he wanted more decision-making power in Toronto prior to his exit.
Kerfoot would be a bit more of a swing in that department, but Lamoriello has already successfully hit on one ex-Leaf in that department with Engvall.
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